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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
6
Granville Priest files a damage suit after a Fremont county land sale to John Weibler falls through. Weilb er demanded 75 per note, terms agreed, closing fails amid objections from Weibler and a wife’s nonconsent. Trial expected soon. local editor notes jury members on the Sidney grand panel.
Community notices include absent letters and filings for the Glenwood post week ending Jan 28 1902 with names such as Elme Hicka S 8 Linery Miss A Harmon Ella Selby Jennie reaham and agents noting ads. Also announcement of G H Hancon engineer of the L H and W R R recovering from kidney disease after Foley's Kidney Cure and local cautions about medicine safety.
An 1890s style notice touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for torture and pain from sorna spraige bruises sores burns and ulcers. It claims perfect skin healer and piles relief and offers a Card Of Thanks thanking Deer Creek neighbors for support in purchasing an article.
Notice by GO. P. Haus Auditor Mill a County that sealed bids for brick jail addition work will be received until 12:00 noon February 3 1902. Bidders may bid to furnish all material and construct, furnish material and deliver on site, or perform all construction. Plans and contracts available January 20 1902 at the auditor's office.
For sale three pure bred cockerels Barred Rock and Black Langhuhn or similar. Located three miles north of Glenwood on the telephone road. Call or write Mrs. F. A. Buffington.
160 acres 815 miles west of Macedonia with good house barn and outbuildings. Rent for 560 yearly, must be sold and go to rent for 1902. Price 65 per acre. Also 160 unimproved bottom land two miles from Henderson blue grass pasture. Other land near here and a home in Council Bluffs. For particulars call Froxen & Samarox Hendrison Iowa.
The Beno land at Lake Wanbonsie changed hands recently with B D VanPelt of Shevandosh paying 21 000 for 560 acres. VanPelt paid about 37 50 per acre, while agents Hatchinson Co. of Council Bluffs profited from the sale. The property includes slough land near Lake Waubonaia and 120 acres in the bluffs, making VanPelt a major regional landowner alongside his 360 000 worth buys in Mills county. A short adjourned obituary note references Miss Erminia VanPelt, daughter of the new owner. A public sale by Ogden's is advertised for February 20 1902 at the old Martin farm St Mary township with extensive listed assets and varied terms.
A collage of local notices and ads shows medical remedy claims for Lagri ppe, property for sale near Glenwood, farming contracts for sweet corn and tomatoes, a school organ for sale, farm listings with water and timber, orchard concerns in Mill County, and a dealer promoting cigars and tobacco at Tousas & Co and Exum & Youna's.
The Mills County Auditor's Office records a January 10 1902 board meeting with all members present. Actions include appointing Jno C Jackson as soldiers relief Commissioner, tax exemptions, refunds, diphtheria care charges, highway and road actions, janitor appointment, and medical contracts for the poor. The board designated Glenwood Opinion and Minis County Tribune as official county papers for the year, and adjourned to January 11 1902.
A sprawling classified item lists 120 acres near Woodbine at 36 per acre with good house and barn, another Moorhead parcel of 120 acres at 32.50 per acre, and 980 acres near a town with 7 room house and barn priced 32.60 per acre, plus rent options. Also includes local ads for groceries, medicine, and farm loans, and notices of sales and rental opportunities.
Saturday Morning advertises a winter sale where merchandise is described as good and offered at prices that compare to two dollars for one. The copy emphasizes the value and ridiculous low prices available across all advertised lines.
Rental notice for the upstairs of a brick building on the east side of Glenwood Square in App. Applications directed to F. K. Meyare.
Winter cloaks described as yard for Navy Blue Satines with white stripes and flowers priced up to 12%e per yard, five cents. Youths overshoes in good quality 60 cents, sizes 13 to 2, and boys overshoes 75 cents, sizes 2 3 4 to 5 14.
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